WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Electric bus maker Proterra claims to have set a world record for electric vehicle range.
The Burlingame, California-based company says its Catalyst E2 all-electric bus traveled 1,101.2 miles over a test track on a single charge. This beats the previous record of 1,013.76 miles set by Germany electric vehicle Schluckspecht-E, which was an aerodynamic lightweight single-seat car.
'For our heavy-duty electric bus to break the previous world record of 1,013.76 miles - which was set by a light-duty passenger EV 46 times lighter than the Catalyst E2 max - is a major feat,' Matt Horton, Proterra's chief commercial officer, said in the news release.
The test was part publicity stunt and part demonstration of the gains made in electric vehicle technology. The E2 Max uses a 660kWh battery compared to 100kWh battery in Tesla Model S P100D, which has a 315-mile range.
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